Support: White marble base, reddish from earth, with plain mouldings on top and below on three sides (w: 0.62 × h: 0.27 × d: 0.47).

Layout: Inscribed on the face between the mouldings (w: 0.58 × h: 0.13 × d: 0.45).

Letters: 0.03; no serifs, slanting sigma, smaller omicron and omega.

Date: Probably third century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Seen and copied by L. Cherstich before 2002 at Cyrene ➚: South Necropolis, tomb S8 Cassels (found with its half-figure statue).

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, inv. number unknown. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 2001 in Shahat: Cyrene Museum

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Proklès fils de Stratôn.

English translation

Prokles son of Straton.

Italian translation

Prokles figlio di Straton.

Commentary

Neither Prokles nor Straton are rare names, the latter being quite common in Cyrenaica. No prosopographical link may be established.

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